Nikol Pashinyan not only handed over Artsakh and $6 billion worth of weapons, but also plundered funds that could have been used to rebuild an army that could defend the country.
If Nikol’s government had not plundered the country, then with $7 billion that was effectively wasted over the past 6 years, Armenia could have the following military potential:
I. $4 Billion Super Air Defense System
Russian Weapons
Long-Range Air Defense
• S-400 Triumph – 4 divisions (32 stations)
Protects Yerevan, the Nuclear Power Plant, and military bases
• S-300PMU2 / S-350 Vityaz – 6 divisions (48 stations)
Enough to cover major parts of the entire territory of the Republic.
Medium and short-range air defense
• BUK-M3 – 6 divisions (48 stations)
For the destruction of fighters, cruise missiles and UAVs
• TOR-M2KM – 30 stations
Mobile air defense for mobile units
• PANCIR-S1/S2 – 36 systems
Deepak system, ideal against drones
• EW stations (Krasukha, Avtobaza) – 20 stations
Counteraction against enemy assets controlled by GPS and communications
II. The $3 billion strike drone system
Iranian drones
• Shahed-129 – 300 units
Strike UAV with a range of up to 1,500 km
• Shahed-136 (kamikaze) – 1,500 units
Large, powerful strike network
• Mohajer-6 – 200 units
Ats + camera, hits moving targets
• Arash-2 – 300 pcs.
Long range (up to 2000 km) of strategic targets
Russian drones
• Orlan-10/30 – 300 pcs.
Detects enemy positions
• Lancet-3 (kamikaze) – 1000 pcs.
Direct strike on technologies
• ZALA / Kub – 500 pcs.
Air defense operations, jamming
With $7 billion, Armenia would have:
• A full-fledged air defense shield with S-400 and a combined system
• More than 4000 UAVs, including strike, kamikaze and reconnaissance
• Strategic defense without fear, not defeatism․
2025-05-27